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Show HISTORIC GOLD CUP. The llrltlsh Museum' (MteU Arquisltlun Jaiue l.'a (lift to n sihinlinl. James I. was a monarch alwayn hard up, but exceedingly lavl'.U with other pooplo'ii "bawbee." Although ho has now happily been dafunct forover two centuries, cays tho Londo.i Telegraph, his generosity with goods not his own hn3, nccordlng to tho report of tho trustees of tho Drill h musaum, just cost tho c. .i ly -"I ..::1 patriotic Englishmen tho sum of Srt.OOO. While ho was king a Hptmhli umbawutlor camo to Ihigland lo concludo peace, and among-tho preuWi .lamcn awarded award-ed him was tho royul gold cup, nn exceedingly ex-ceedingly valuable vosscl. fnshloncd In Franco in 1301 by command of tho due do Hcrry, as a gift to his ncphow, Chsrle3 VI. Illatupposod to hove como to England Eng-land in return for money lent to tha French king to carry on liiu warn; nt all events It i.t found in the inventory of tlio royal chattoki of ilonry VI., nnd remained in tho possession of tho English court until Jninos pvnorously gavoitnway. It is a covevd cup or Imtiap of gold, with ton stibjeots from tho Hfo of St. Agnon vividly pjrtvayed tn translucont ouamel round tho outside out-side of tho bowl and oovor; within aro two medallions, nlso onamnlcd, tho ono with unother subject of Ht. Agnes, tho other with n halt length ot tha Saviour. On tho tower part of the foot aro tho four o.un.rilt.Lio nymbols lu enamel, and tho baoo it formed ot a cornet ot leaves nnd pearls. Tho Spaniard gavo up tho cup to u convent, whero It remained until tS03, when tho nbb?isold It to Hnron Plohou of Paris, from whom tiio Messrs. Worthelmer purchased it for iS,000. The lubt-ntimcd gentlemen agreed to lot tho British museum havo it at cost price, and tho lato 8. Wurtholmcr even subscribed .103 to cnublo thorn to acquire ac-quire It. Tho treasury gavo 3,830 and the remainder was mado up by prlvata subscription, |